Overview

The purpose of this project is to conduct a strategic assessment of new and/or enhanced opportunities for the implementation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications in the South Western Region, with a focus on improving the safety and efficiency of the regional transportation network.

Primary project objectives are as follows:

• To educate federal, state and local policy-makers, as well as the general public, about the role of ITS in transportation systems design and the benefits of implementation
• To identify regional issues, concerns and conditions that the Connecticut Department of Transportation should consider in its development of a regional/state-wide ITS;
• To establish ITS program policies that provide a framework for local and regional planning;
• To identify regional ITS program priorities and recommend specific projects for implementation over a 20-year period;
• To identify institutional and other challenges to plan implementation and propose strategies for meeting those challenges;
• To educate federal, state and local policy-makers, as well as the general public, about the role of ITS in transportation systems design and the benefits of implementation; and
• To actively involve federal, state and local stakeholders in the development of the regional ITS plan.
• To develop a strategic ITS Plan for the South Western Region.

The Plan will be developed over a period of approximately 18 months. The completed Plan will recommend short, medium and long-range ITS implementation strategies, identify critical policy issues, support the regional ITS architecture being developed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), and position SWRPA to meet the national architecture requirements of both the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Study Scope:

The study scope consists of the following six major tasks including:

1. Project scoping/mobilization
2. Data collection and analysis
3. Development of alternatives and improvements
4. Detailing or recommended program
5. Public involvement
6. Report preparation

Project Team

Sponsors:
South Western Regional Planning Agency

Prime Consultant:
Cambridge Systematics

Subcontractor:
IBI Group
Howard-Stein/Hudson Associates

Contact Us
If you have questions or would like further information, please contact:

Alex Karman
Senior Regional Planner
SWRPA
888 Washington Blvd
Stamford, CT 06901

Phone: 203-316-5190
Fax: 203-316-4995
Email: karman@swrpa.org

Study Products

• Advisory Committee Minutes
   
  • April 21, 2006 Meeting Summary (pdf, 24 kb)
  • January 10, 2006 Meeting Summary (pdf, 29 kb)
  
  
• Technical Memoranda
   
• Technical Memorandum 1: Data Collection and Needs Assessment
(pdf, 87 kb)
• Appendix A: Scope of Work (pdf, 57 kb)
• Appendix B: Stakeholders (pdf, 24 kb)
• Appendix C: Bibliography
• Appendix D: Existing ITS Elements by Stakeholder/System (pdf, 18 kb)
• Appendix E: Transportation Needs (pdf, 36 kb)
• Appendix F: Planning Factors (pdf, 11 kb)


Matrix Analysis
• Technical Memorandum: Preliminary Screening: Matrix Analysis, Part 1
(pdf, 30 kb)
• Technical Memorandum: Preliminary Screening: Matrix Analysis, Part 2
(pdf, 30 kb)
• Attachment A (xls, 70 kb)
• Attachment B (xls, 61 kb)
• Attachment C (xls, 61 kb)
• Attachment D (xls, 48 kb)
  
  Environmental Screen
• Technical Memorandum: Environmental Screen (pdf, 121 kb)
• Questionnaire (pdf, 27 kb)
• FHWA Metropolitan Area Reports
  
  Maps
• Project Study Area (pdf, 501 kb)
• Existing Transportation Facilities (pdf, 951 kb)
• Existing ITS Deployments (pdf, 927 kb)



• Public Involvement Plan (pdf, 40 kb)


• Final Report
   
• Project Fact Sheets

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